Structural Testing Street Lighting using Dipstik (TR22 Compliant)

Structural Inspection and Testing Service

Our Structural Inspection and Testing Service is a ‘top to toe’ assessment of a column above, and below ground (deep within the buried root section) to determine the risk of structural collapse via a risk assessment procedure. Our service is performed for compliance with legislation and in accordance with guidance from BS5649 / EN40 and the Institution of Lighting Engineers TR22 (2007) and encompasses our considerable knowledge and experience.

Visual Inspection

Visual external inspection of the column’s bracket, shaft and base section is augmented where appropriate, by the use of our CCTV probe for visual internal examination of the column’s shaft, base section and underground root section.

Testing

Our revolutionary product dipstik technology permits the condition of the vital root section of a metal Street Lighting Column to be assessed via the direct measurement of metal wall thickness within the underground section down to depths of 2.0 metres (typical root depth 1.5m) without the need for excavation! This ensures all assessable parts of the root section are encompassed within our overall structural condition risk assessment.

In addition a full and detailed analysis of the hidden 'hot swaged joint' is carried out ensuring this vunerable area is tested and considered within the risk process.

Reporting

All reports comply with the National guideance document produced by the Institution of Lighting Engineers TR22 and we deliver all of our reports via our Web Based Software, providing a powerful management tool for production of management reports, defects reports by category and types of defects, schedules for maintenance with estimated costs and more…

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